Four Dutch teen footballers get life ban for linesman death
THE HAGUE: Dutch football authorities Monday banned four teenaged boys for life from the game for brutally beating to death an amateur linesman in 2012…
View More Four Dutch teen footballers get life ban for linesman deathCatalan parliament opens with pro-independence majority
BARCELONA: The Catalan regional assembly opened a new session Monday dominated for the first time by a secessionist majority that has vowed to break away…
View More Catalan parliament opens with pro-independence majorityHindu Kush quake death toll at 280
ISLAMABAD: Nearly 280 people were killed Monday when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across South Asia, toppling…
View More Hindu Kush quake death toll at 280Owens ˜humbled to referee World Cup final
œLONDON: Welshman Nigel Owens said he was œhumbled to be chosen to referee Saturdays World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia. To continue reading…
View More Owens ˜humbled to referee World Cup finalRinggit opens lower against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on lack of interest ahead of the Federal Reserve open market committe meeting today to…
View More Ringgit opens lower against US dollarIndia-Pakistan ties in ˜reel life
When Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik repeatedly scores tons, and confesses to being inspired by his tennis-playing Indian wife Sania Mirza winning the worlds doubles title,…
View More India-Pakistan ties in ˜reel lifeBudget a reflection of the need for caution, prudence
An annual budget is arguably the most important piece of legislation of any government. While it is the minister of finance, who in our case…
View More Budget a reflection of the need for caution, prudenceRefugee athletes can compete at Rio under Olympic flag
NEW YORK CITY: Top refugee athletes with no home country to represent will be allowed to compete at the 2016 Rio Games, International Olympic Committee…
View More Refugee athletes can compete at Rio under Olympic flagObama to visit Malaysia in November
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will travel to Turkey for a G20 summit, followed by stops in the Philippines and Malaysia for meetings with world leaders…
View More Obama to visit Malaysia in NovemberHazy conditions to persist in Singapore on Tuesday
SINGAPORE: Hazy conditions and reduced visibility are expected here today with the air quality to hover in the mid to high sections of the unhealthy…
View More Hazy conditions to persist in Singapore on Tuesday